Chapter 71: Ryuchi Cave
When he opened his eyes again, Li Jie Xuan was already back in the camp. His eyes had reverted from the Byakugan to their original state, and outside, the sky remained bright…
"The time in the training world doesn't synchronize with this timeline!"
The system offered a concise explanation, as usual—it never wasted words when unnecessary.
Time to tally the gains and expenditures from this training session…
Li Jie Xuan opened the system. During his journey, he had used three stamina potions, one chakra potion, and claimed the Byakugan reward.
The gains were simple as well: Orochimaru's immortality technique and a piece of white snake slough.
It almost seemed like a loss! Besides a slight increase in chakra capacity, there was barely any attribute improvement.
Character: Li Jie Xuan
Chakra Level: Genin Basic (65/100)
Ninja Tools: Time-Space Kunai, Kusanagi Sword, Flying Sickle
Items: 33 stamina potions, 2 chakra potions
Known Ninjutsu: Small Lightning Blade (A+), Eight Gates Technique – Injury Gate (A), Earth Wall (B), Wind Release – Major Breakthrough (C), Summoning Technique…
Stats: Wisdom 6.5, Dexterity 0, Seals 6, Body 8, Ninjutsu 10, Genjutsu 1, Speed 12, Strength 10
"With this power, I still can't defeat Danzo!"
Li Jie Xuan nodded silently, picking up the piece of white snake slough in his hand. This piece of slough had played a critical role in Orochimaru's development!
By transplanting the white snake's cells and forming a blood contract with the myriad snakes of Ryuchi Cave, one could summon them. Without this piece of slough, there would be no Orochimaru throughout Naruto's storyline!
The location of Ryuchi Cave wasn't actually difficult to find. Sometimes lost travelers even stumbled into it…
But Li Jie Xuan didn't have that kind of time!
More importantly, he didn't believe Orochimaru had entered Ryuchi Cave by conventional means. The young Orochimaru similarly wouldn't have the time to methodically search the entire world for the cave.
Which meant…
"Summoning Technique!"
The Summoning Technique sounded simple, but in essence, it was the same as the Substitution Technique—a high-level space-time ninjutsu!
If the Summoning Technique could call the myriad snakes of Ryuchi Cave here, then by reversing it and using the white snake slough as a medium, he could return to Ryuchi Cave!
No time for explanations—let's go!
"Wei–Shen–You–Xu–Hai!"
Reversing the Summoning Technique, Li Jie Xuan cut his palm and slammed it onto the white snake slough.
The moment the hand signs were complete, a massive amount of chakra drained…
A strange sensation of weightlessness swept over Li Jie Xuan, and the entire world spun violently around him.
It felt as if he had been thrown into a flushing toilet—spinning, leaping, eyes closed…
"Congratulations! Achievement unlocked—Summon Myself!"
When the spinning ceased, Li Jie Xuan opened his eyes. The scene before him left him dumbstruck.
"Hiss…hiss…baby, you're strong!"
"Hiss…hiss…sweetheart, your body is scorching hot!"
Two massive serpents, one red and one green, were fiercely entwined, their steel-like scales grinding against each other with sparks flying, enormous tails lashing everything in their path to powder.
Seeing these two serpents, Li Jie Xuan was certain he had arrived at Ryuchi Cave. The awkward part was that his timing and location seemed somewhat inappropriate…
After thirty minutes of intense battle, the two serpents finally noticed Li Jie Xuan!
"Ah~! Why is there a human here?"
The red serpent shyly recoiled to the side, eyeing Li Jie Xuan curiously.
The green serpent, however, glared at him with lid-sized pupils, anger flashing. "Human, how did you get in here? If you don't give me a perfect explanation, I'll eat you!"
The green serpent's irritation was understandable—being interrupted in the middle of an intimate moment would make anyone impatient…
"I came in using this!"
Li Jie Xuan opened his palm, revealing the white snake slough.
"Ancestor's skin?"
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